ARTS, CRAFTS, and CUSTOMS

Asano swordsmith

21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa

Museum along The Old Salt Road

Daruma

Shirakawago Village farmhouse thatched roofing by members of the community

Kyoto maiko dance

Tea house in central Tokyo

Lacquered paper parasol

Kagura dance

Massive carved wood statue in the great gate to Todaiji Temple in Nara